Meanwhile, after several days of travel, Lu Wanqing and her party finally returned to the empire. They wasted no time and immediately took Ouyang Yunduo for a check-up. Unfortunately, despite numerous examinations by the machines, no clues were found.
Ouyang Jian's heart sank, but he still felt something was amiss.
Lu Yang looked at Ouyang Yunduo and said after a moment of silence, "I also find her a bit strange."
Ouyang Jian was so excited that he stammered, "You… you think so too? I had the same feeling. My sister may like you, but she wouldn't be this crazy, would she? If she were truly that mad, why didn't she act out earlier?"
"If she wanted to go crazy before Lu Wanqing was revived and before you two were together, I would absolutely support her. I might even help her pursue you, but now that you are…"
As Ouyang Jian spoke, his gaze inadvertently fell upon Lu Wanqing, who was standing nearby holding the child, and his expression instantly froze.
In Lu Wanqing's arms, Xiao Bao was also shocked. What was going on with Uncle Ouyang?
The next moment, Xiao Bao glared at Uncle Ouyang with a puffed-out chest. Her small hands instinctively clenched her mother's. Her mother… no, her Daddy wouldn't be with Auntie Yun Duo. Daddy belonged to her mommy, and mommy would always be her mommy!
Lu Wanqing noticed Xiao Bao suddenly hugging her tightly and instinctively lowered her gaze to the baby in her arms. It was then she saw Xiao Bao glaring at Ouyang Jian with a furious expression.
Could Xiao Bao… understand adult conversations?
It wasn't just Lu Wanqing who thought this; Ouyang Jian and Lu Yang were also looking at Xiao Bao with surprise, especially Ouyang Jian.
Ouyang Jian's pupils widened slightly. After staring at Xiao Bao for a moment, he couldn't help but point at her and then look at Lu Wanqing, asking, "Wanqing, you… this little one of yours and Ah Yang's, can she already understand us?"
Lu Wanqing naturally felt proud of Xiao Bao's intelligence, which made Ouyang Jian's earlier nonsensical words less bothersome.
"Xiao Bao has been very smart since birth," Lu Wanqing replied.
"But this is too smart, isn't it? A baby this young, and she can understand our conversations?"
"Hey, little one? I'm Ouyang Jian, Uncle Ouyang. Come on, say ~Uncle Ouyang~."
Ouyang Jian said this, fixing his gaze on Xiao Bao, happily trying to coax her into speaking and calling him.
Xiao Bao turned her head away, hugged her mommy tighter, and decided she didn't want anything to do with this strange uncle!
After Ouyang Jian tried to coax her for a while and Xiao Bao ignored him, he shifted his attention.
"Let's observe her for a while longer," Lu Yang said.
Ouyang Jian quickly nodded in agreement. "Okay!"
"Ah Yang, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close watch on her and won't let her do anything to hurt you and Wanqing again," Ouyang Jian promised.
Lu Yang gave Ouyang Jian a deep look and then nodded. "Mm."
With Ouyang Yunduo's matter settled, there was no need to worry. Harvey and Cui Cui hadn't returned yet. In the empire, for the time being, there were only Lu Yang, Lu Wanqing, and their nurtured daughter, Xiao Bao.
In the evening, after everyone else had left, and even Xiao Bao had fallen asleep, Lu Yang turned his head and quietly gazed at Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing also looked at Lu Yang, feeling incredibly happy.
In the dimly lit room, love quickly bloomed. However, their adult affections unintentionally stirred the baby in the nearby crib.
Although Xiao Bao was reborn, she was only ten years old in her previous life and didn't understand many things. When the commotion nearby woke her, she was a bit disoriented. But soon, as she turned to find her mommy, she saw her mommy being… "bullied" by her Daddy!
In that instant, Xiao Bao was stunned, followed by disbelief!
Why were Daddy and Mommy fighting?
Daddy was bad! How dare he bully Mommy!
Xiao Bao loved Mommy the most. Seeing Mommy being bullied, she quickly reacted with anxiety!
"Ba… bad Daddy, let go of Mommy!" Xiao Bao stammered, shouting towards the bed.
On the bed, the two figures who were "fighting" suddenly heard a child's voice behind them. They both froze, especially Lu Yang, who broke into a cold sweat.
The two adults quickly adjusted their positions, pulled the covers, and concealed themselves.
Lu Wanqing looked at Xiao Bao and met Xiao Bao's angry and furious gaze!
Xiao Bao struggled to climb out of the crib, wanting to protect Mommy!
Seeing this, Lu Wanqing panicked even more. She quickly put on some clothes and went to hold Xiao Bao down.
Xiao Bao was almost a year old, and a child this size falling from the bed if they flipped over would be terrible.
When Lu Wanqing held Xiao Bao, the baby immediately stretched out her short arms and hugged her mommy tightly. She warily glared at Daddy, "Bad Daddy! Don't bully Mommy!"
Lu Wanqing was stunned. She looked at Xiao Bao, her mind a complete blank.
Xiao Bao could talk!
But her first words were spoken in such an awkward situation!
Lu Yang was also shocked. This child was simply too intelligent!
However, it only lasted for a moment. Lu Yang quickly regained his composure. Regardless, this little one was less than a year old this year. She probably didn't even understand what had just happened.
Furthermore, children have short memories. She might forget this incident in a few minutes.
On the other hand, Xiao Bao's extreme intelligence was something they couldn't ignore in the future. When conducting important matters, they would have to send this little one away.
"Xiao Bao, you can talk?" Lu Wanqing looked at Xiao Bao and soon became happy, exclaiming with joy.
Xiao Bao turned to look at Mommy. Seeing Mommy's happy expression and unaware of the "bullying" incident, Xiao Bao suddenly felt Mommy was a bit silly, being so happy even after being bullied by Daddy.
"Mommy is silly!" Xiao Bao thought, and then said it out loud, glaring at her mommy.
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Lu Wanqing was dumbfounded, her head buzzing. She looked at the baby in confusion.
Were babies in the interstellar era really that smart?
They could communicate so fluently right after learning to speak?
Lu Wanqing pondered this and couldn't help but lift Xiao Bao up, examining her head intently.
Babies in the interstellar era were just too, too, too smart! Was this level of intelligence really okay?
This was the first time Xiao Bao had been lifted by Mommy and stared at with such a strange look. She suddenly had a bad feeling. Her short legs instinctively kicked, and she struggled, "Mommy… put me down!"
Lu Wanqing was startled and quickly put Xiao Bao down. However, as they neared the crib again, her movements were very careful, afraid of hurting the child.
Xiao Bao landed safely and breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, Xiao Bao tensed up again. She turned and warily stared at Daddy.
Xiao Bao thought for a moment and still didn't feel safe. She couldn't help but spread her short arms, blocking Mommy behind her, and preventing Daddy from approaching!